An indoor, monthly art bazaar debuts in midtown Tucson this
Saturday, June 19.

The first of monthly Saturday Art Bazaars at Historic Broadway
Village runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, featuring dozens of
artists working in a variety of media, from sculpture and pottery
to jewelry and visual art.

Shows take place in the same location as the Friday farmers
market, an indoor space on the southwest corner of Eastbourne
Avenue and Broadway Boulevard.

Typically, Tucson's hot summer months have meant fewer
opportunities for local and regional artists to present their works
at festivals and other venues. The SAACA-Broadway Village
partnership provides artists with four opportunities to market
their work in what otherwise might be a slow time of year.

The Joesler/Murphey-designed Broadway Village opened in 1939,
and was Tucson's first suburban shopping center. With its prime
location, the center quickly became a popular gathering place for
residents of the surrounding neighborhoods.

"Given the widespread interest people have in the Friday farmers
markets, we think that the Saturday art bazaars will offer yet
another compelling reason to visit this historic strip," Marquez
said.